OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Creighton University issued the following news: In impoverished regions of the globe, where surgical services common in the developed world remain scarce, the work of a retired Creighton University professor of surgery is being honored nationally. Charles Filipi, MD, FACS, who from 1992 to 2023 served as professor of surgery in the Creighton University School of Medicine, is the founder of Creighton's Global Surgery Fellowship, which seeks to decrease surgical death  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Don Bacon hasn't said a word about the Farm Bill since he let it expire 16 days ago, much less done anything to pass a new one. Instead, Bacon is sending a performative tweet about National Farmer's Day that does nothing to help the more than 44,000 farms and ranches in Nebraska or the 6,300 dairy jobs in his district that are at risk of missing out on critical monthly payments. Nebraska f  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 19 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved $464 million to fund a joint proposal by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Great Plains Institute and two regional electricity transmission operators, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) for DOE's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program. The grant award will be used to help  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 20 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to announce Bebe Strnad as the new Chief of the Consumer Protection Bureau. "I am excited to welcome Bebe to the Attorney General's Office. Her skills, talent, and complex litigation and enforcement experience will be invaluable to our team as we fight to protect Nebraska consumers." Bebe Strnad is a graduate of Stanford Law School and most recently   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Attorney General Hilgers announced today that Nebraska, along with 32 other attorneys general, has reached a settlement with healthcare clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information ("PHI") of approximately 1.5 million consumers for almost three years. Under the settlement, Inmediata has agreed to overhaul its data security and breac  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $10 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error that led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from the accounts of mortgage holders. Nebraska will receive $26,273.93 from the settlement. This case was investigated and negoti  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following statement on Oct. 14, 2023: * * * As the State of Israel enters a new phase in its defensive actions against the Islamic militant movement Hamas, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the need for strong, principled American leadership in support of our greatest ally: "The attacks by Hamas on Israel and its citizens on October 7, 2023, were horrific and barbaric. No innocent civilia  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * In March 2019, major floods hit the Midwest, primarily along the Missouri River and its tributaries in Nebraska and neighboring states. Record snow cover, combined with a quick warmup and heavy rain, left the frozen ground unable to absorb much water. In Nebraska, several cities had to evacuate residents; a dam and at least three bridges gave way; four people died; and floo  more

NORFOLK, Nebraska, Oct. 18 -- Northeast Community College issued the following news release: Many college students have a little voice deep inside that pushes them to try new adventures. It could be meeting new people, taking challenging classes, trying new foods, wearing different styles of clothing or traveling to another state or foreign country. Northeast Community College English instructor Tom Elliott has never been afraid to listen to that voice. The Kansas native has served in the U.  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: Students, faculty and staff from across the University of Nebraska System are invited to attend the second annual NU System Sustainability Summit, scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus. The summit brings together University of Nebraska sustainability leaders and stakeholders in the hopes of prompting   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 19 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Rural Prosperity Nebraska is leading the charge on revolutionizing leadership development for Nebraska's rural communities by hosting a leadership Chautauqua on Nov. 8 in Kearney, which kicks off a multi-step revisioning of traditional leadership development programs. Funded by a grant from the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Rural Prosperity Nebraska has teamed up wi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Most rural Nebraskans see the lack of civil discourse in the political system as at least a somewhat serious problem, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll. About one-third of rural Nebraskans surveyed rate this lack of respectful discourse as either a very serious (32%) or somewhat serious problem (33%). Only 5% say it is not a serious problem. * * * This view may re  more

KEARNEY, Nebraska, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Kearney campus issued the following news: A friend once asked Dana Vaux why it's important to research interior design. How's that going to help you choose a living room couch, they wondered. Vaux, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and coordinator of the interior and product design program, is happy to explain. Interior design is far more complicated than what people see on their favorite home mak  more